The 7 Cardinal Sins of COPD in Spain

• José Luis Izquierdo ^[1] ; Ciro Casanova ^[4] ; Bartolomé Celli ^[2] ; Salud Santos ^[5] ; Oriol Sibila ^[3] ; Patricia Sobradillo ^[6] ; Alvar Agusti ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad de Alcalá

     Universidad de Alcalá

     Alcalá de Henares, España

     
  2. [2] Brigham and Women's Hospital

     Brigham and Women's Hospital

     City of Boston, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
  4. [4] Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  5. [5] Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
  6. [6] Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Barakaldo

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• Localización: Archivos de bronconeumología: Organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica SEPAR y la Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax ( ALAT ), ISSN 0300-2896, Vol. 58, Nº. 6 (Junio), 2022, págs. 498-503
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a public health problem due to its high prevalence (11% in the adult population in Spain), increasing incidence, and great social and economic impact. Despite this, it is underdiagnosed (and, therefore, undertreated) at a rate of around 80%. In this paper, a group of respiratory physicians specializing in COPD discuss 7 fundamental problems (“cardinal sins”) that contribute to this situation, with the explicit aim of proposing specific solutions that may help to improve this unfavorable state of affairs.